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Does an airplane traveling twice the speed of sound create two sonic booms?
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No. The sonic boom will be created by any speed that is greater than the speed of sound.
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What is a sonic broom?
A sonic boom is when an explosive sound is made by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster then the speed of sound.
Why wouldn't space shuttles create sonic booms while orbiting earth?
Sound cannot travel through space, so the space shuttle cannot create a sonic boom until it enters the atmosphere.
What does MACH 1 have to do with sonic booms?
sonic booms happend when and object equals the speed of sound around 755 mph or mach 1
What causes a sonic boom when a space shuttle lands?
Sonic booms occur when an object (space shuttle) is traveling faster than the speed of sound and the air in front of the object is compressed. As the air is compressed it emits a noise, thus the sonic boom.
What are the release dates for Who Knew - 2010 Sonic Booms 1-83?
Who Knew - 2010 Sonic Booms 1-83 was released on: USA: August 2010
Will you ever be able to travel at the speed of light?
probably not... at least not with our current technology traveling at the speed of light could also cause problems, everyone would be creating sonic booms....
What has the author Andrew Falkiewicz written?
Andrew Falkiewicz has written: 'Development of a loudspeaker-driven simulator for sonic booms and other transient sounds' -- subject(s): Simulators, Sonic booms
How strong would the sonic boom be when Sonic The Hedgehog passes the speed of sound?
Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding a lot like an explosion. Thunder is a type of natural sonic boom, created by the rapid heating and expansion of air in a lightning discharge. Sonic booms occur on a daily basis via aircraft.
Why are there two sonic booms when the space shuttle lands?
From NOVA: Because the Space Shuttle is so large (122 ft long), you will hear the sonic booms created by both the nose and tail shock waves (they occur about one-half second apart). All supersonic airplanes produce two sonic booms, but because they happen so close to each other, you hear them as one sound.
Is the speed of a hummingbirds wings faster than the speed of sound?
No, even if the humming bird is flapping at top speed, it is not faster than the speed of sound. (If they did create sonic booms they would be dangerous Lil birds.
What was the first super sonic airplane?
the first super sonic airplane is the Chime-XZA it reached 285,453,086,245,556,,571,123,087,343 mm per hour.
Who broke the speed of sound in a jet?
We call them sonic booms. There are jets can fly faster than sound speed.
